Irish Paralympic Team Welcomed by President Higgins
The Irish Paralympic Team were welcomed today to Áras an Uachtarán by president, Michael D. Higgins and his wife, Sabina. The Paralympic team that represented Ireland at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games reassembled at the Áras at the request of the President to officially acknowledge the achievements of the Team in Paris throughout the Summer. Over 70 members of the …
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Paralympics Day 5: MacCombe Sisters Top 10 Finish in PTVI Para Triathlon
On day five of competition, in the Para Triathlon, Team Ireland athletes put on an impressive display with sisters Chloe and Judith MacCombe, along with their guides Catherine Sands and Eimear Nicholls coming in sixth and eighth place respectively. Chloe MacCombe guided by Catherine Sands put in a determined performance to secure 6th place in the PTVI Para Triathlon at …
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Which Irish Para Athletes Have Qualified For The Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
An Irish team has represented Ireland at the Paralympic Games at every games since the first in 1960. Qualification for the Paralympics goes through a different process to the Olympics: In Paralympic sport, securing a slot does not mean that the athlete who earned the slot will necessarily go to the games, but it does mean that the country that …
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Eve McCrystal praises “tough cookie” Katie George Dunlevy as pair reunite in dramatic circumstances at the Para Cycling World Cup
Eve McCrystal has praised her “tough cookie” teammate Katie George Dunlevy after the pair managed to clinch a silver medal in the time trial and a fourth place finish in the road race at the UCI Para Cycling World Cup over the weekend, despite Dunlevy picking up a nasty injury. The duo, who have previously won countless medals at the …
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Paralympics Ireland Confirm Eight New Slots for Paralympic Games
Paralympics Ireland confirmed eight new slots for the Paralympic Games in the Para Equestrian and Para Swimming sport at an event to coincide with a major Paralympic milestone. Wednesday, 28 February 2024 marked six months to go to the Paralympic Games in Paris. Paralympics Ireland were joined by members of the Irish sporting community and the French Ambassador to Ireland, …
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Body Confident Sport With Ellen Keane | Dove X Nike Body Confident Sports Programme
Ellen Keane is no stranger to the sporting world. The four-time Paralympian was Ireland’s youngest ever athlete, who at just 13 years old, swam at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. She also made three finals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and a bronze in the breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. In 2021, Ellen swam to the …
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“It’s mind over everything” Paralympic Powerlifter Britney Arendse
Britney Arendse has achieved so much since beginning her career as a paralympic powerlifter at 16-years-old. She is now 22-years-old and is as determined as ever, with her eyes set on the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. “We are preparing ourselves for nationals which will be our last competition this year and then hopefully in March we will be in Dubai …
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Dunlevy and McCrystal Defend Paralympic Title In Emphatic Style
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August 31, 2021
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Cycling, Para Sport
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2020 Paralympics, Athletics, Cycling, Eve McCrystal, Gold, Gold Medal, Katie George Dunlevy, Orla Comerford, Paralympic Games, Paralympics, Richael TImothy, Tokyo Paralympics Games
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Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal retained their Paralympic title in the Women’s B Road Time Trial event in Tokyo.
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Silver For Dunlvey & McCrystal On The Track At Paralympic Games
Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal delivered Ireland’s first Para Cycling medal of the Tokyo Paralympic Games after they took silver in the B 3000m Individual Pursuit.
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Paralympics Kick-Off With Lifetime Bests & Two Finalists For Ireland
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HerSport Editor
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August 25, 2021
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Cycling, Para Sport, Swimming
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2020 Paralympic Games, 2020 Paralympics, Cycling, Nicole Turner, Paralympic Games, Paralympics, Richael TImothy, Róisín Ní Ríain, Swimming, Tokyo
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Nicole Turner and Roisin Ni Riain got their Paralympics underway as they both reached their respective finals while Richael Timothy also made her debut.
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